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Roméo Lavia

Roméo LaviaCM#45

Chelsea·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

22 years(06/01/2004)1,81mrightBelgium, GhanaContract until 30/06/2030

6.83Rating29 matches in 12 months
€22.00mMarket value#20 in Chelsea

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.6
UEFA Champio05.116.6
Premier Leag01.036.8
Premier Leag04.036.6
FA Cup07.036

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
6.50Mar
6.80Apr
6.80May
Jun
Jul
7.10Aug
7.00Sep
6.90Oct

Key statsEFL Cup · Premier League · UEFA Nations League

Goals10.14 / 90
xG1.230.38 / 90
Assists10.14 / 90
xA0.180.06 / 90
Shots20.29 / 90
Shots on target2100%
Key passes40.58 / 90
Pass accuracy90.0%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING50TECHNIQUE53TACTICAL50DEFENDING45CREATIVITY55

Player Position average

Attacking50
Technique53
Tactical50
Defending45
Creativity55

Strengths

  • Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

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Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.5

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.5

Assists vs xA

-0.6

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.6

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 12.05.2026
Missed matches20last 12 months
National teamBelgium logoBelgium1 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€22.00mHighest: €50.00m (09/10/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
EFL CupChelsea logoChelsea26/2721127.00——01—
Premier League logoPremier LeagueChelsea logoChelsea26/2762926.901—11—
UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium logoBelgium26/2742177.10—112—
Transfers5
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
18/08/202323/24SouthamptonChelsea€62.10m€32.00m
06/07/202222/23Man City U21Southampton€22.26m€2.00m
01/01/202120/21Man City U18Man City U23--
01/07/202020/21Anderlecht U18Man City U18?-
01/07/201919/20Anderlecht Yth.Anderlecht U18--

Market value

€22.00m Current€50.00m Highest · 09/10/202303/06/2026 Last change
€50.00m
05.10.202103.06.2026
#16 Belgium#20 Chelsea#43 Defensive Midfield#225 Premier League#513 Worldwide#43 Year 2004
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
05/10/202117Manchester City U23€1.00m
15/06/202218Manchester City U23€2.00m
15/09/202218Southampton FC€25.00m
03/11/202218Southampton FC€25.00m
20/06/202319Southampton FC€32.00m
09/10/202319Chelsea FC€50.00m
19/12/202319Chelsea FC€50.00m
14/03/202420Chelsea FC€40.00m
27/05/202420Chelsea FC€35.00m
16/12/202420Chelsea FC€40.00m
30/05/202521Chelsea FC€40.00m
17/10/202521Chelsea FC€35.00m
09/12/202521Chelsea FC€30.00m
09/03/202622Chelsea FC€25.00m
03/06/202622Chelsea FC€22.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLChelsea629011.231.2300.18221.74
2025EPLChelsea1236600.280.2800.42313.3

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.